Home / 589,117,170.06-883,680,183.77-261,504,608.34

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 589,117,170.06, 883,680,183.77 and 261,504,608.34

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 589,117,170.06, 883,680,183.77 and 261,504,608.34 is: 392,258,878.36

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    589,117,170.06 : 883,680,183.77 = 261,504,608.34 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    589,117,170.06/883,680,183.77 = 261,504,608.34/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    589,117,170.06x = 883,680,183.77 × 261,504,608.34
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    589,117,170.06x = 231,086,440,350,174,688
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 231,086,440,350,174,688/589,117,170.06
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 392,258,878.36

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.